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Recommend me a vacuum!

It has to be not insanely expensive (Dysons ). Under $200 (US) is preferred, though not absolutely necessary.

It won't be used to clean the whole house (just the living room and a hallway), however it has to be able to handle pet hair very well.

The hall carpet is standard "tight weave" (I don't know how else to describe it) however the living room carpet has a bit of "nouveau shag" going on. Not like the carpets of old, but a bit of fluffyness.

tl;dr (come on, the first bit wasn't that long): recommend me a good and not stupidly expensive vacuum

Fembot on August 2007

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I bought a top end kenmore last year that did real well in reviews. It sucks. Or i guess i should say it doesn't suck enough. I read the consumer reports that the dysons were good, but too pricey to justify.

once mine dies I'm getting a commercial model. i think they're around $300 and if professional cleaners use them, should be enough for my house.http://www.sanitairevac.com

It seems to work OK, but pain the ass right now, as the small chamber fills up - new carpet. Should be better once all the loose pieces are gone, but right now I'm emptying the thing multiple times per room.

I got it from Costco for $60. It has HEPA filtration which is nice for my allergies, but that filter attracts hair like a mofo and you have to clean it out every vacuum. Not a big deal for me but apparently it's bad enough for some to complain.

The suction is amazing for such a tiny vacuum (it sucks in pet hair 6-8" away from it) and it has a nice attachment with whirling bristles. It's tiny and the handle contracts a bit making it extra tiny for storage. I have a 600sq.ft. apartment so I just kind of have to keep the vacuum out. No one really notices it.

I love my Roomba. It takes care of the hardwoods, the shag, and the Berber. My puppy sheds a lot and it does an amazing job cleaning it all up. We got it for a gift but it is $150. Plus you get the bonus of saying that you have a robot servant.

I have a Eureka Whirlwind Lightspeed that I purchased about 4 years ago after seeing that it was the top-rated non-Dyson vacuum on Amazon and it's worked great for me. The only drawback is that the mechanism that runs the brush roller is connected to a rubber belt which breaks easily. Mine breaks every 6 months. If you're even mildly capable of turning a screwdriver this isn't a big deal - you can get new belts at Sears for $3 or order them online and it takes about 10 minutes to replace. Some people though hate the idea that they have to "fix" something they just bought new. But considering that it's survived living in an apartment with three people with long hair and two cats (sucking up all that hair killed my last vacuum), I don't see an occasional belt replacement as a major problem.

The problem I had with my Roomba was that I spent nearly as much goddamn time cleaning the Roomba out as I saved by not vacuuming. Honestly, I prefer vacuuming to that.

We got tired of buying a new $200-ish vacuum every 1-2 years. They just seem to fall apart. Eventually just got an Oreck and it's been working fine for 7+years now. Expensive to start ($400ish but came with a little canister vac too) with but it's been worth it I think.

Friend has a lower end Dyson (picked up at Costco, about the same price iirc) that he likes as well.

I got it from Costco for $60. It has HEPA filtration which is nice for my allergies, but that filter attracts hair like a mofo and you have to clean it out every vacuum. Not a big deal for me but apparently it's bad enough for some to complain.

The suction is amazing for such a tiny vacuum (it sucks in pet hair 6-8" away from it) and it has a nice attachment with whirling bristles. It's tiny and the handle contracts a bit making it extra tiny for storage. I have a 600sq.ft. apartment so I just kind of have to keep the vacuum out. No one really notices it.

I'm way happy with it.

I bought one of these for my apartment this year (the smaller green one). These work really well, especially if you have a smallish area to take care of. My roomate had one last year, and it survived a year of being used by almost everyone on the floor of my building. These vacuums kick ass.